Budget writers push to cut watchdog agencies in budget plan
In Columbia, House budget writers propose eliminating the Legislative Audit Council and the State Reorganization Commission for a second year. They would expand Senate and House research staffs while reallocating roughly two million in combined budgets. Supporters say funds should support broader spending oversight rather than narrow watchdog scrutiny.
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House
Legislative Audit Council
State Reorganization Commission
Senate
LAC
University of South Carolina
James Holderman
Department of Social Services
Welfare
Reorganization Commission
DSS
Audit Council
Ways and Means
Billy Bean
Hard Luck Fosters Friendship in North Augusta
Richard Swearingen and his wife and daughter faced years of serious illness. Despite hardship the family relies on faith and local friends who provided support amid medical costs and emotional strain.
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North Augusta
Richard Swearingen
Swearingen
Jury acquits 11 Davidians of murder charges
In San Antonio a jury clears 11 cult members of murder and murder conspiracy related to the Waco raid. Five are convicted of manslaughter and two face weapon charges. four are fully acquitted. Sentencing not yet set. Relatives react with mixed relief and relief.
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San Antonio
David Koresh
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Janet Reno
Waco
Aiken Regional Battles CHEC Over Heart Angioplasty Permit
Aiken Regional Medical Centers faces a showdown with the state DHEC over offering angioplasty without a Certificate of Need. The hospital, which lacks an open heart surgery program, argues April 1992 rules did not require CN for the service, while DHEC cites SHP standards and patient life-saving use after David Lock’s heart attack as context for the dispute.
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David Lock
Lock
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Todd Franke
Franke
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken
Leon B. Frishman
DHEC
Bureau of Health Facilities and Services Department
Aiken Regional
Jesse G
Mickey) Smith
Frishman
South Carolina
David Cundey
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Lennon resigns as Clemson president after eight years
Clemson University President Max Lennon announced his resignation after eight years and will remain until a successor is chosen within a year. He cited a limited tenure for leaders and said faculty pressure did not drive his decision amid budget strains. Trustee chairman Bill Amick said the board accepted the move with reluctance.
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Max Lennon
Lennon
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Bill Amick
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